The Pies go for broke against West Coast

VideoThe Eagles have made two changes, while Collingwood gamble on the fitness of three players for this Saturday's Qualifying Final.

Collingwood’s preparation for Saturday’s final against West Coast were thrown into chaos on Thursday night by two separate flight delays coming out of Melbourne.

A group of 13 players intended to fly on Thursday evening ahead of their teammates, with the rest of the team to follow on Friday morning.

But the likes of Scott Pendlebury, Brodie Grundy, Adam Treloar and Tyson Goldsack were left waiting in the airport lounge for more than four hours thanks to a flight delay.

Despite arriving at the airport around 4pm AWST, they didn’t get to their Perth hotel until well after midnight. Their initial flight was reportedly shifted to Friday morning, but most opted to take a later flight on Thursday night, which was also delayed by about two hours.

Coach Nathan Buckley joked about the issues this morning, but would no doubt be frustrated by the stumbling block.